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Site_link post a comment Cheer on Hannah Edwards in this relatable coming of age story about neurodiversity friendship school and family Hannah has a lot on her mind Her father the Canola King is missing and no one in her small town seems to care With the support of her best friend Sam Castillo and their sidekick Tim the Hall Monitor Hannah embarks on a journey to solve the mystery of her father s disappearance Along the way she uncovers secrets confronts ADHD related challenges in school talks to a ghost and learns the true meaning of determination and friendship Hannah Edwards Secrets of RiverwayAshley Hards debut novel seamlessly blends smalltown mysteries neurodiversity and Shakespeare into one incredibly fun story The characters are at once grandiose and relatable Hannah Edwards might be the novel s epic heroine who investigates her town s mysteries with unstoppable determination but she s also just a young girl grappling with undiagnosed ADHD and her own perfectionist expectations for herself One of the novel s key insights is that even without the detective work those last two struggles are heroic in their own right. Hannah edwards dublin ga born Joining Hannah on her investigations are her best friend Sam the nicest jock of all time who unerringly supports and cheers her up and Tim the Hall Monitor whose almost superhuman dedication to following the rules leads to some of the novel s most stylistically inventive sequences. Book Hannah edwards jones Rounding out the cast are the novel s two main villains who arguably provide its most detailed character psychologies outside of Hannah herself Although I won t name the characters in question to preserve the fun of discovering their villainy they serve as important embodiments of the worst fears a young neurodiverse girl in a small town could have to face What if a leading figure in a tight knit community was secretly malevolent What if the very people who were tasked with helping and caring for neurodiverse kids put their own interests ahead of the children s By making her protagonist relatable and her antagonists rooted in real fears Hards manages to create an equally real feeling of catharsis with her story s masterful climax. EBook Hannah edwards theater The novel contains a teaser for a second book where will Hannah go next This reader can only speculate with excitement about that but one thing is certain Riverway and the literary world are both better for having Hannah Edwards in them Hannah Edwards Secrets of Riverway 11 year old Hannah s father is missing her creepy uncle is hovering around the family s farm her best friend Sam has seen a ghost that resembles her father and her focus at school grows and difficult to maintain Teaming up with Sam the two seek to find what law enforcement can t a reason for her dad s disappearance and hopefully where he is The mystery of Hannah s dad s disappearance takes an interesting spin when several sessions with an ouija board seem to confirm the presence of a ghost in town plus Uncle Fergus and the glittery overly pink Ms Grant both seem to be behaving suspiciously. Hannah edwardskrone wert Debut author Ashley Hards combines a mystery with an uncreepy ghost as well as Hannah s discovery that she is neurodivergent The school and friendship aspects in Riverway will feel very familiar to those in grades 3 6 and for those who have struggled to keep their body still and focused while sitting in a chair for an hour long class will appreciate the positive way Mr Roseband addresses Hannah s struggles Interestingly readers will think they know what happened to Hannah s father fairly early on in the book but nothing is for sure until Hannah Sam and new friend Tim put a frog filled plan into motion Text is free of profanity sexual content and the death of Hannah s father is handled delicately and without any graphic violence Libraries serving grades 3 6 and with readership in school based stories and or mysteries would do well to consider this one. Book Hannah edwards theater Thanks for the print arc Fabled Film Press Hannah Edwards Secrets of Riverway ARC provided by the publisherHannah lives in the small town of Riverway population 2000 The area was fairly prosperous with a booming canola industry that has fallen on hard times as the river has dried up Hannah s father who ran a large farming concern has been missing for four months and she is determined to find out what happened to him The local law enforcement has done little along Rick one of the officers stops by weekly to give Hannah s mother an update Her father s brother Fergus is being very helpful taking care of Hannah and her mother but there s something that seems off about his involvement When Hannah s best friend Sam sees a ghost that looks like her father at the Old Grain Mill the two launch into an investigation using the grief journal her mother has given her to take case notes After consulting a Ouija board and thinking about the history of ghosts at the mill Hannah visits the site and sure enough a ghost talks to her It warns her about Fergus and tells her to look for a pump At school Hannah who struggles with ADHD has trouble paying attention in class and getting her work in and has to meet with Ms Grant a school counselor she does not like When she sees a piece of her father s stationery that Ms Grant is trying to hide in her files she and Sam asks another classmate Tim to help them retrieve the paper Since Ms Grant has been saying Fergus she s definitely suspicious and the note indicates that Fergus is glad Hannah is getting counseling but that her mother should not really be bothered with this fact When Hannah finds out that her mother is going to give 50% of the farm to Fergus since he s been helping to run it she s very concerned Unable to find the pump after several visits to the suggested area Hannah and Sam sneak away from a school trip to Fergus farm and try to locate the mysterious pump Has Fergus really been doing something illegal that has caused the local river to dry up And did he have a part in his father s death Strengths This was definitely a fantasy book with ghosts having conversations with several characters The ghosts aren t scary or murderous and do give Hannah and Sam some good clues to follow Younger readers will like the variety of formats which include transcripts of conversations as well as journal entries I liked the environmental tie in with the dropping water levels in the lake and the need to irrigate crops There are some descriptions of how Hannah s ADHD affects her school performance and since there are so many students who have some level of this disorder it s good to see that representation in literature Weaknesses This had a lot of description and a rather slow pace and I m not sure my students would get the Hamlet allusions Ms Grant was a little over the top and seemed awfully intrusive It was a little surprising that Hannah s mother didn t have her in some kind of grief counseling For younger readers the ending where it is very briefly revealed what happened to Hannah s father might be disturbing. Hannah Edwards epub.pub What I really think This is a good choice for readers who like a gentle mystery with some clues and supernatural elements like Lyall s Waking the Dead and Other Fun Activities or Reese s Puzzleheart. Book Hannah edwardsburg I will pass on purchasing as this doesn t have the level of excitement my students like to see in mysteries Hannah Edwards Secrets of Riverway GoodreadsGiveawayI won this from a giveaway on goodreads and enjoyed it This book would be best for kids between the ages of 10 and 12 but anyone can read and enjoy it I had never read Hamlet so I don t know how well this follows it if I m being honest It s got a ghost in it nothing scary for those who don t like horror in your middle grade I liked the mystery of it all and found it really easy to read and follow I also have a neurodivergent daughter she s both ADHD and autistic and almost 10 and I know this will be a good read for her to have representation in middle grade really matters Makes me happy as a parent to have of that in books for kids these days Hannah Edwards Secrets of Riverway Hannah is struggling Neighbors and friends understand that she is upset about the disappearance of her father but they don t realize that another problem has been present all along She also has a great best friend a potential ally in the school s hall monitor and a journal that she confides in which also helps us see things from her viewpoint The town of Riverway is not a bustling metropolis As Hannah explains Some people think Riverway feels like a ghost town But I think it s like a zombie town The people go about their daily lives staring blankly a good deal of the time rarely questioning events big or small The police efforts to solve her father s disappearance are a case in point They looked around talked to people put up missing posters and nothing has happened in the months since. Hannah Edwards kindle reader The ongoing problem that Hannah struggles with is ADHD She has never been diagnosed because she has never talked to anyone about the things in class that seem difficult to her than they do for her peers More than anything else Hannah does not want to be labeled a bad kid Becoming a problem child must be avoided at all costs It is a label you can never shake offTherefore no matter how boring the class no matter how unbearable it is to sit still no matter how glaring the lights I always try to pretend to be a GOOD KID. Book Hannah edwards jones Despite all the energy she puts into avoiding the dreaded fate of being known as a bad kid Hannah also has to spend time looking for clues about her father especially after her friend Sam tells her that he saw her father s ghost at the old mill That can t be right because Hannah can t accept that he might be dead so he can t be a ghost But experiments with a Ouija board and visits to the mill make it seem that something from beyond may be trying to communicate And Hannah has to do something or her creepy Uncle Fergus may move right in and try to take her father s place He has been dropping by with casseroles inedible advice useless and unwanted and trying to talk her mother into signing over control of the family business just so he can help out yeah right. Book Hannah edwards syndrome Between finding time to investigate keeping up with school assignments coping with Uncle Fergus and the way her mother seems to be letting him ooze right into their home and doing her best to avoid the school counselor who is acting suspiciously it is no wonder Hannah feels a bit frazzled around the edges Her carefully crafted persona of GOOD KID is coming unraveled When her mother confronts her about a message from school Hannah wonders If she had to sit through a thousand review lessons as electric lights buzzed into her skull and her legs cramped from wanting to jump up and escape if she had to do endless assignments that felt like they d been completed before they were started and on top of that if she had to keep it a secret so nobody noticed her struggle well then she would probably act the same way. Book Hannah edwards jones Hannah may worry that she is secretly a bad kid but it turns out that she was right There is something rotten in Riverway The cause of her father s disappearance is sinister And that school counselor really is untrustworthy But Sam and their classmate Tim the hall monitor are good friends to have in a crisis and telling the truth about her difficulties in class is a good step toward finding solutions Even if the future will not be the same even if her father is truly gone Hannah will be okay. Book Hannah edwards I have seen many kids struggle in class as Hannah does in this story And many of them do try to hide what is going on When you speak to them about something they are not able to do as easily as others in class they seem to expect that they will be in trouble There have been many conversations over the years explaining that teachers are there to help and that they cannot help if they do not know about the problem I was very glad to see that the other counselor at school was actually supportive and eager to work with Hannah Even than solving the mystery of her father I was ready to cheer when Hannah was able to say I m not worried about something being wrong with me I don t feel the heavy pressure to be right all the time nobody is right all the time When it comes to being perfect being myself is the perfect thing to do You go girl I read an advance copy provided by the publisher for review purposes This book will be coming out September 10 from Fabled Films Press just in time to put it in the hands of students who have come back to school ready to read something new or for those who may need to see someone who is dealing with similar issues in class and realize that they are not alone Adults may catch the many parallels with the story of Hamlet but this is a middle grades mystery that even those not familiar with Shakespeare will enjoy Hannah Edwards Secrets of Riverway

Hannah Edwards: Secrets of Riverway By Ashley Hards

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this is one of the best adhd neurodivergent representations i ve ever read the story was great but hannah s narration and character development is what really made this book shine definitely recommend for anyone looking for a fantastic middle grade mystery Hannah Edwards Secrets of Riverway I liked this middle grade mystery that was very loosely based on Hamlet although I m not sure most young readers will make that connection Hannah s voice is unique and appealing and the story is less about the mystery and about her emotions as she deals with accepting her father s death and coping with what appears to be ADHD at school. Book Hannah edwardsburg Review based on an eARC received through Edelweiss Hannah Edwards Secrets of Riverway A clever interpretation of Hamlet in which ADHD Hannah with the help of her friends solve the disappearance murder of her father the Canola King It s complete with the father s ghost and the uncle who seems to want to take her father s place in the family business It s one that could be interesting just for the story in about 5th grade It would be fun for older kids to read it and see how well the Hamlet parallels hold up Hannah Edwards Secrets of Riverway Hannah Edwards Secrets of Riverway is a modern day retelling of Hamlet Although I m not sure middle grade children who are the target demographic for this book would catch onto that It s nice that there is neurodivergent representation but this book didn t do it for me It is very slow paced and there are a lot of details that I didn t feel were necessary, Book Hannah edwards cinema I received a print ARC from the publisher Hannah Edwards Secrets of Riverway.